Surface condenser.



No. 725,841. 'PATBNTED- APR. 21,1903.

' w. HAYNER,

SURFACE CONDENSER.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1902.

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WILLIAM IIAYNER, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

SURFACE CONDENSER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 725,841, dated April 21, 1903.

Application filed September 19, 1902. Serial No. 124,074. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it mag concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM HAYNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at J acksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented a newand useful Surface Condenser, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to surface condensers of that class which aroused to a large extent, for example, in ice-making machines for the purpose of providing distilled water to be used in the manufacture of ice; and it has for its object to provide a device of 'this'class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

A further object of the inventionis to provide a surface condenser which may be very easily and quickly taken apart for the removal and cleansingof the pipesand'then put together again without unnecessary delay or loss of time, thereby enabling a comparatively small condenser to perform a large amount of work in a given time, and thus materially lessening the cost of'installation and the amount of room required, two objects which are of no little importance Wherever the use of condensersis involved.

With these and other objects'in View the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination'of parts,

which will be hereinafter fully described, and

particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a surface condense'r'constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the same with the detachable header removed for the removal of the pipes. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4. 4; in Fig. 3.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by similar numerals of reference. V f

In carrying out my invention I provid'etwo headers 1 and 2, both of which are flanged at their lower ends, as shown at 3, provided with closures, as 3, the header 1 being permanently secured to a pan or basin 4 by means of bolts 5 or other suitable well-known fastening means. The other header 2 is supported loosely and 'removably upon the bottom of the pan 4 by means of the flange 3 at its lower end. Said removable header 2 is also closed at its upper end by means of a cap 6, while the header 1 is provided at its upper end with a coupling 7, whereby it maybe connected with the source of steam-supply.

Each of the headers is provided on its inner side with a facing-plate 8, which is preferably formed integrally therewith, and the object of which is to form a perfectly-tight plane bearing-surface for the abutting ends of the steam-pipes 9. The latter are provided with scre w-threaded ends 10,adapted to engage u nthreaded openings or perforations 11, which extend through the walls of the headers having the facing-plates or bearing-plates 8. The openings 11, it will be observed, are not screwthreaded, but are just large enough to admit the threaded ends of the pipes, which are provided with nuts 12 and packing-collars or gaskets 14, which in practice are preferably made of asbestos,'although any other material that may be deemed suitable for the purpose may be employed.

Each of the headers 1 and 2 is provided on its front and rear sides with perforated lugs or ears 15 to receive the ends of the connecting and tightening rods 16, the ends of which are screw-threaded and provided with nuts 17, by tightening which the loose header may be drawn in the direction of the stationary one, thus tightening the grip of the headers upon the pipes.

Suitably secured, as bymeans of a bolt 18, to the bottom or base of the pan or tray 4 is an upright 19, having a plurality of curved arms 20, which serve to support the ends of the steam-pipes 9, said supportingupright being arranged closely adjacent to the removable header 2. This device serves to support the free ends of the steam-pipes when the header2 is detached, thus enabling the steampipes to be readily detached one by one and to be placed in exactly the proper position to engage the openings in the removable header when the latter is replaced in operative position.

24: designates the sprinkler-pipe, which is supported at one end upon a curved arm 25, mounted at the upper end of the upright 19, and at the other end upon the upper edge of the facing-plate 8 of the stationaryheaderl.

This pipe is provided with an inlet26, which is to be connected in any suitable manner with the source of water-supply.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. When the condenser is in operative position, it receives steam through the coupling at the upper end of the stationary header 1 from any suitable source of supply, the steam in the pipes 9 being condensed by the water or cooling liquid which is applied to the outer sides of said pipes 9 by the sprinkler-pipe above, the resultant water of condensation being carried off in any suitable well-known manner, as by means of valved pipes 36, which, however, are not a part of my invention. The impurities that settle in the lower parts of the pipes 9 and which in order to obtain perfectly pure distilled water require to be frequently removed and which in condensers of ordinary construction have been a source of annoyance may be very readily removed from the pipes of my improved condenser by simply unscrewing the nuts 17 upon the ends of the connecting-rods 16 which engage the removable header. The free ends of said rods are permitted to drop into the tray 4,where they are supported while the header 2 is removed, leaving the device in the condition shown in Fig. 20f the drawings. The pipes 9 may then be readily removed by simply lifting them clear of the stationary header, when they may be cleaned and replaced or fresh ones, already cleaned, may be replaced in lieu of them. The loose header is then replaced, as well as the connecting-rod, the nuts upon which are tightened, thus restoring the condenser to operative condition, the whole being the work of. a very few minutes. By tightening the nuts 12 up against the facingplates of the headers and the interposed packing-rings or gaskets absolutely tight joints may be secured; but this auxiliary tightening will not usually be required after the pipes have been once fitted to the headers. Any leaky joint may, however, in this manner be almost instantaneously made tight.

I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, but reserve the right to any changes and modifications which may be resorted to without sacrificing the utility of my invention or departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A surface condenser comprising a tray,

a header permanently secured to the bottom 1 thereof, a header loosely supported upon the bottom of said tray, condensing-pipes engaging openings in the said headers, and tightening-rods connecting the latter.

2. A surface condenser comprising a tray, a header secured to the bottom thereof, a header loosely supported upon the bottom of said. tray, condensing-pipes engaging openings in the said headers, a permanently-disposed upright having curved supporting-arms for said condensing-pipes, said upright being arranged closely adjacent to the loose header, and tightening-rods connecting the headers.

3. A surface condenser comprising headers,one stationary and the other non-attached, supported upon a suitable base and having flat or plane faces with openings extending therethrough, said headers being also provided with laterally extending perforated lugs,condensing-pipes having screw-threaded ends extending into the openings in the flat faces of the headers, tightening-nuts, and gaskets forming packing rings upon the threaded ends of said pipes, and tighteningrods having screw-threaded ends engaging the laterally-extending perforated lugs of the headers and provided with tightening-nuts.

4. A surface condenser comprising a pair of headers, flanged at their lower ends and supported, the one stationary and the other non-attached upon a suitable base, said headers having fiat faces with perforations extending therethrough, condensing-pipes, screwthreaded at their ends and having nuts and packingrings, said screw -threaded ends loosely engaging the perforations extending through the flat faces of the headers, supporting means for one end of the condensingpipes, adjacent to and independent of, the non-attached header, and means for connecting the headers by drawing the loose header tightly in the direction of the stationary header.

5. In a surface condenser, the combination of a stationary and a non-attached header, condensing-pipes loosely engaging the headers, means for connecting the headers and forcing them loose in the direction of the stationary header, and means for producing tight joints between the condensing-pipes and the headers independently of the tightening means connecting the latter.

6. In a surface condenser, the combination of headers, one stationary and the other nonattached, said headers being provided with projecting bearing faces having openings therethrough, condensing-pipes engaging the openings in said headers, means for connecting the latter and for tightening them upon the condensing-pipes, means for producing tight joints between the condensing-pipes and the headers independently of the tightening means for the latter, an upright having arms supporting the ends of the condensingpipes adjacent to the removable header, and In testimony that I claim the foregoingas a sprinkling-pipe supported at one end upon my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the shoulder formed by the upperedge of the the presence of two witnesses.

facing-plate of the stationary header, and at WILLIAM HAYNER. 5 the other end by an auxiliary support at the Witnesses:

upper end of the upright having arms sup PALMER H. SMITH,

porting the ends of the condensing-pipes. LYMAN SPINOERi 

